dateline meaning

UK US /ˈdeɪtlaɪn/ 2 syllables

dateline (noun): an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian.

dateline has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

dateline as a noun

  1. an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian

    Synonyms: date line, International Date Line

    Type of: meridian

  2. a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch

    Type of: line

dateline as a verb

  1. mark with a date and place
    • dateline a newspaper article

    Synonyms: datemark, date-mark

    Type of: date

How to pronounce dateline

dateline is pronounced /ˈdeɪtlaɪn/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Word lists: words starting with DA · words ending in NE · 8-letter words

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